(Image credit: Flickr user MR38.) Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate t... ...Virginia, gained some notoriety as the epitome of nominative determinism . However, it appears that he is now retired.Dr. E... ...r gastroenterologist who may have benefitted from *strong class="matche...

The following is an article from The Annals of Improbable Research.(Image: Washington University Law School)by Richard Neimi (misspelled)Political Science DepartmentUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, New YorkIn a recent...

When Mr. and Mrs. Rider named their child in 1949, they didn't even think of motorcycles. He was named after a family friend, Harley Harris Bartlett. And now we can read an interview with Harley Rider.You know, when I wa...

The following is an article from The Annals of Imp... ...heir professions. The phenomenon is called “ Nominative Determinism ,” a term coined by John Hoyland of New Scie... ...Hoyland of New Scientist magazine. How common is Nominative Determinism within any particular profession? No one knows. B... &nb...

Listgasm has a neat list of the 20 most strangely named real weathermen (and weatherwomen). Take this one above for instance. His name is Storm Field, and he's a meteorologist for WWOR New Jersey.Link - Thanks ryanr!What...